Need some advice...

Hey ladies, it's been a while since I've been on, but I'm in need of some advice.
DH just got back off of deployment a couple of weeks ago and his ship is going into the yards for repairs until 2014. Our "plan" was for me to start and finish school then try for #2. Well I wasn't able to get into my prerequisite classes and knowing that DH will be home for the next year and a half has made us think about throwing the "plan" out the window and try for #2 while he's home for the entire pregnancy and birth.

I'm just unsure as to if we should continue to wait, for what will be 3 years more, for me to finish school when we have the opportunity for DH to be home for the entire process and more.

What would you ladies do?

Hey ladies, it's been a while since I've been on, but I'm in need of some advice.
DH just got back off of deployment a couple of weeks ago and his ship is going into the yards for repairs until 2014. Our "plan" was for me to start and finish school then try for #2. Well I wasn't able to get into my prerequisite classes and knowing that DH will be home for the next year and a half has made us think about throwing the "plan" out the window and try for #2 while he's home for the entire pregnancy and birth.

I'm just unsure as to if we should continue to wait, for what will be 3 years more, for me to finish school when we have the opportunity for DH to be home for the entire process and more.

Coming from an Army wife who said she wanted to wait until I was done with school, I've changed my mind. You and I both know that other wives take for granted having their hubbys there with them every step of the way. I was VERY lucky to have my husband home for the birth, but he deployed a month later. I would have one now too. In fact we're trying. My husbands dwell time will be up in a few months, but he works in a hospital and more than likely won't be deployed for a few years. Go for it! You can always put the kids in school and go later. That's what I'm doing.

Coming from an Army wife who said she wanted to wait until I was done with school, I've changed my mind. You and I both know that other wives take for granted having their hubbys there with them every step of the way. I was VERY lucky to have my husband home for the birth, but he deployed a month later. I would have one now too. In fact we're trying. My husbands dwell time will be up in a few months, but he works in a hospital and more than likely won't be deployed for a few years. Go for it! You can always put the kids in school and go later. That's what I'm doing.

My hubby and I are having a similar debate. We had our daughter after our deployment in '08-'09. I was 34 when I had DD. My husband deploys again in the spring and we are debating if we should try for #2 before he leaves or wait until he comes back. If we wait I will be 38 but on the other hand, I will be 36 and have a newborn, a toddler and a full-time job and house to keep running. I don't know if I'm up for the task but the longer I wait the more potential issues I could have with the pregnancy.

My hubby and I are having a similar debate. We had our daughter after our deployment in '08-'09. I was 34 when I had DD. My husband deploys again in the spring and we are debating if we should try for #2 before he leaves or wait until he comes back. If we wait I will be 38 but on the other hand, I will be 36 and have a newborn, a toddler and a full-time job and house to keep running. I don't know if I'm up for the task but the longer I wait the more potential issues I could have with the pregnancy.

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